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Summary of Contents for Preston Cinema Systems FI+Z
- Page 1 F I + Z Lens Control Rev 5.2...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
D. Remote Iris Box E. Optional Wireless Units F. MDR3 G. DM-1X, DM-2, DM4 motors H. DXL Module II. FI+Z Basic Operation Summary A. Motor Driver and Digital Motor set-up B. Hand Unit 3 III. Hand Unit Detailed Description A. Hand Grip 1. -
Page 3: Introduction
I. Introduction A. System. The FI+Z system controls the complete array of lens and camera functions. It consists of the Hand Unit HU3, one or more Motor Drivers, a set of Digital Motors, a Micro Force zoom control, and a variety of optional controls including wireless Focus/Iris, Zoom, and the Light Ranger 2 focus assist. -
Page 4: Fi+Z Basic Operation Summary
All of them use hardened metal gears with super-hard coatings to give very low backlash over thousands of hours of operation. H. The DXL Module is a wireless 3-channel motor driver for the Panavision DXL camera. II. FI+Z Basic Operation Summary... - Page 5 A. Set-up the Motor driver (MDR3) and Digital Motors. a. Slide the motor brackets onto the matte box support rods. Position the motors and brackets so that the motor gears mesh with the corresponding lens gears. Couple the lens motors to the lens gears Adjust the motor positions relative to the lens to have minimum backlash and tighten the handles of the motor brackets.
- Page 6 To turn off the power to the unit, press the Power Switch for 3 seconds. c. If MDR3 appears in the upper right corner of the display, the HU3 and MDR3 are both set to the same wireless channel. If the wireless channels of the HU3 and MDR3 do not match, the message No Host! will appear in the upper left corner of the...
- Page 7 Press Choose. · Select the lens location (All lenses, My List A…..) · Select the lens and press or the Enter key (the center of the Nav key). · Set the lens to infinity (as directed) and Enter/Next. · Press Ring and choose a focus ring with the desired near focus. ·...
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Page 8: Hand Unit
III. Hand Unit 3 . Detailed Description A. Grip Configurations 1. The Hand Unit can be set-up with a molded Hand Grip for Focus and Iris control or with the Hand Grip replaced by a flat cover to accommodate a bracket and Micro Force zoom control. -
Page 9: Hu3 Set-Up And Operation
Set-Up and Operation Main Display Screen. Press the Power Switch momentarily. The OLED display will show the Main Display Screen : Radio Channel Host MDR Focus Ring Letter Signal Strength bars Battery Charge Lens Selection Shows focus distance All functions are accessed through the Menu key in digital format (Lens must be calibrated) - Page 10 Choose key (Fig. 6.1) brings up the list of folders containing lens data (Fig 6.2). The All lenses folder contains data on all of the lenses stored in the HU3 lens library. The Library stores up to 255 lenses. Next brings up the contents of the selected folder (Fig 6.3).
- Page 11 To calibrate the lens press Edit (Fig 6.12). Select Calibrate Focus with the Nav key (Fig 6.13), and press or ENTER). Fig 6.13 Fig 6.14 After the lens focus ring is set to infinity (FIG 6.14), the display indicates the first of ten calibration distances (FIG 6.15).
- Page 12 To select the focus ring, (Fig 6.22) → Ring (FIG 6.21) and use the Navigation key ↕ →Menu to select either a ring (A – E) for metric or (Ai – Ei for imperial) (Fig. 6.23. The tables below show the near focus distances for both the rings calibrated in imperial and metric units. Ring Near Focus 9”...
- Page 13 Fig. 7.4 Fig. 7.5 8. The System Menu displays the installed firmware version, scans for other FI+Z systems operating in the vicinity, sets-up the operating mode for the LED’s that illuminate the focus rings, and specifies the focus distance units (imperial/metric).
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Page 14: Lens Limits
Select Menu →System + Enter to see the System Info screen (Fig. 8.1). Pressing the NETWORK key (Fig. 8.2) initiates a scan of all HU3 channels. The Occupied Channels screen (Fig. 8.3) lists the channels in use and their signal strength. The Region key adjusts the output power of the microwave link to comply with local regulations... -
Page 15: Panatape And Cinetape
Lens limits can be used to lock a motor to a given position. This is done by setting a zero- span, where the beginning and end of the range are the same point. To lock a motor, position the motor to the desired point and press the set button twice. 11. -
Page 16: Software Updates
13. Software updates can be downloaded from the website http://www.prestoncinema.com/downloads.html. To load an update into the HU3: Install the boot loader program from the CD which is shipped with the FI+Z · system to a PC. Make sure that the Hand Unit is not powered. -
Page 17: Mdr3 Detailed Description
IV. MDR3. Detailed Description MDR3: Torque and Direction Switches Input/Output Connectors MDR3: Channel Display & Switches - Top Channel Display & Switches - Side The four channel MDR3 Motor Driver controls up to four motors, providing control signals to the camera, and transfers camera operating data to the wireless network through the transceiver module. - Page 18 button adjacent to the corresponding connector. The bottom row of buttons controls the torque and the upper row controls the direction. At each press of the torque button, the LED color changes to indicate the · maximum torque level: blue minimum, green mid-level, red – maximum. Pressing the direction button changes the motor direction to correspond with the ·...
- Page 19 take data from the Cooke i-Lens using cable p/n 4544. The distance data is shown on the HU3 display. It can send motor position and camera data to an external device. · Time Code A. Jamming TC with a Clockit device. After connecting the Clockit to the MDR3 with cable 4731, the HU3 will indicate that its TC is synced (see picture below).
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Page 20: Digital Motors
V. Digital Motors DM-1X DM-1X DM4X p/n 4505 p/n 4205A p/n 4201A p/n 4206 & 4206A (integral bracket) (integral bracket) both have integral brackets The DM-1X is a high speed and high power motor. It is specifically recommended for driving the focus ring of cinema lenses. The DM-2 is a smaller and lighter weight motor. -
Page 21: Digital Motor Brackets
A. Digital Motor Brackets. The integral bracket (“A” version) provides for simplified mounting and also allows the motors to be positioned very close to one another. A rosette gear securely locks the swing arm in position. See pictures on previous page. Important tip for integral brackets: to prevent the motor position from changing as the handles are tightened, first tighten the handle which clamps the motor to the rod and then tighten the rosette handle. - Page 22 MDR3 Brackets p/n 4790 MDR3 V-lock bracket MDR3 mounted on F55 with V-lock bracket A. Third party suppliers of MDR3, MDR4 brackets and accessories: www.cleanscamerasupport.com www.film-stuff.com/remote-focus-accessories.html www.woodencamera.com VII. Battery Packs and Charger The HU3 uses FM-500 type LI-Ion Battery Packs. The batteries have a rating of 7.4v @ 1.5 ~ 1.8 AH.
- Page 23 VIII. Technical Information FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
- Page 24 B. Connector pin-outs 1. Hand Unit Connectors Command Serial Zoom Remote Iris 5-pin 4-pin 6-pin 3-pin +12V +PWR + Pot +12-24VDC Wiper Serial Data Serial In -Pot SerialData Serial Out Run (mom) Vref Zoom Cmd. MDR Connectors Command Serial Power Motor Camera 5-pin...
- Page 25 4755 Sony F55 4-pin Hirose 4757 Canon C300/500 2.5mm stereo jack 5. Video Lenses Lens Model Description Connector 4748 Fujinon VTR, zoom 12-pin 4749 Canon HD VTR, zoom 20-pin D. Transmitter Channel frequency allocation Channel MHz Channel MHz Channel MHz 2402 2424 2458...